I looked at the Cobalt and have read / heard great things about it. Just a bit too "blingy" for me. The SLR is not strong enough and the SX is too heavy. I had a set of Chris Kings built up and loved them. The hubs are the best; however, the rims and spokes just never held up like I wanted them to. I found the ST's and they have ended up being a perfect mix of light and strong. Go with what your gut tells you - I don't think you can go wrong with any of the ones you are looking at. I have also heard great things about the Easton Havocs. I don't race anymore, so superlight is no longer a concern. I just want durability so I don't have to even think about my wheels. I also don't want a pair of tanks! Post once you decide.

On a demo bike, this past fall, i was able to try a set of Fulcrum wheels. I was completely impressed with the way they rolled, the build quality & especially the stiffness.
They aren't loud either. When my mavic's finally retire I am going to give the Fulcrums a roll.http://www.fulcrumwheels.com/jspfulc...&world=offroad

I looked at the Cobalt and have read / heard great things about it. Just a bit too "blingy" for me. The SLR is not strong enough and the SX is too heavy. I had a set of Chris Kings built up and loved them. The hubs are the best; however, the rims and spokes just never held up like I wanted them to. I found the ST's and they have ended up being a perfect mix of light and strong. Go with what your gut tells you - I don't think you can go wrong with any of the ones you are looking at. I have also heard great things about the Easton Havocs. I don't race anymore, so superlight is no longer a concern. I just want durability so I don't have to even think about my wheels. I also don't want a pair of tanks! Post once you decide.

I know that mavic don't show the real weight of the wheel, which is sub-weighted!...

Somebody knows if the 2010 wheel is shown as the real weight (1610g) or also is a fiction weight, the wheels weight more then shown in the website?

I dont like the engagement on the crossmax. Or how flexy my STs are.
I ended doing an industry nine enduro wheelset on Stans ZTR flow wheels.
its a 28mm wide wheel and the set weighs ~1710 (still need to add the QR15 adaptor)

I dont like the engagement on the crossmax. Or how flexy my STs are.
I ended doing an industry nine enduro wheelset on Stans ZTR flow wheels.
its a 28mm wide wheel and the set weighs ~1710 (still need to add the QR15 adaptor)

How flexy are the ST? I thought it should be be stiffer than the SLR
You should see the slr flexing...rs

Crossmax ST and Cobalt

Thank guys!

I think the ST will be the wheel I need.

Just one last question!

Yesterday I went to a shop to see the Red Cobalt made specially for the IBIS.

As you said before, very beatifull but the red is also very "bling bling"! The man at the shop said that the CBs have improved stiffness a lot, and all the bugs found in the previous issues have been fixed. There's no more problems with the hub or with the long nipples.

He said the Cobalt is a much better wheel than the mavics, if not the IBIS guys wouldn't accept the wheel from CB, specially the Red one, which was made only for IBIS.

The man at the shop said that the CBs have improved stiffness a lot, and all the bugs found in the previous issues have been fixed. There's no more problems with the hub or with the long nipples.

Lies, lies, lies I got the Cobalts back in December and regret it. After putting only 40 miles on them the free hub blew out with no warning. Fortunatley it was all downhill to the car. Crank Bros customer service was great and I had replcement parts in a couple days but I'm still a little nervous because, according to Crank Bros "it's a problem". gee thanks, hope it's not "a problem" when I'm 10 miles from the trailhead.

The other problem I have is that they aren't true. There's a lot of space between the spokes and Crank Bros considers considers 6mm of variation in either direction to be within spec. Been able to get them pretty close to true but, at least in my opionion, for $1k a set you shouldn't see a bunch of wobble wobble.

almost got the Cobalts, but my shop recommended the Stans Arch rims. Last two years I have been running Mavic 819's with DT Swiss hubs, but wanted something new for my Ibis. My LBS recommended the Stan's Arch over the Stans 355 because they are stiffer, so I went with the Arch rims with King Hubs and DT spokes and nipples-- I love these wheels...Stiffer than my 819's and they track so well...Love 'em...I have never tried the Crossmax, but my LBS steered me away from the CObalts, even though I was willing to pay the dough.....just my 2 cents....good luck